A painting of a tree stretches up the lime-green wall of Unicoi Art Studio; its swirling branches curl into tendrils. Clay dolls of Darth Vader, the Cat in the Hat and Hello Kitty congregate on a shelf. Nora Stewart, the studio’s founder, flits across the room, assembling supplies for the next project and tying paint-spattered […]

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The Chainlink is a good place for bicycle riders to connect with. From suggestions for riding in heavy snow, to tales of those harrowing rides, to information about events where you can dream bikes while it snows, the Chainlink is the place. You can start with the 18th Chicago Bike Winter Art Show 18th Chicago […]

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Summer Camp Registration Available Now! These comprehensive, 2-week camp sessions cover digital video production, from initial concept to finished movie. Students will learn about pre-production planning, storyboarding, cameras, lighting, sound, shot composition, and computer editing, and will work collaboratively on group projects. The camp closes with a public screening to showcase the work for friends […]

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The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival made its inaugural appearance for two weeks in the Windy City. It was an exciting new event that was open to all age groups and brought different forms of theater puppetry from all over the world. The festival is the first of its kind to come to Chicago, sponsored by […]

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BLUE1647 is a site for the 2015 Global Game Jam and you’re invited! No age restrictions, its free, and in a safe place. The Global Game Jam is a 48-hour worldwide event where you go to a local site, find a team, and make a game based around a secret theme. What’s the secret theme? I can’t […]

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A metal bird cage rests upon a woman’s head, her bare chest exposed, a wink in her eye and her left hand over her heart. Around her, in an array of bold and bright colors, beautiful orange monarch butterflies flutter, escaping from the cage and creating a heart like shape. A black border outlines this image and […]